𝐟𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 ✔︎ 𝐣𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞

♔ 𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐯.

"I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd
I felt he'd found my letters and read each one out loud
I prayed that he would finish, but he just kept right on"
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𝚡𝚡𝚡𝚟.

"Ain't you about to freeze, Pony?" Johnny asked. Pony was wearing a sweatshirt, but with the sleeves cut, making a almost tank-top shirt.

"You ain't a'woofin." He said, climbing onto the monkey bars.

"You cold, darlin'?" Johnny asked me. To be honest, i was, but i wasn't about to let him worry about me.

I shook my head. "I'm okay, my jacket is good enough." I smiled.

"i don't think it could get any colder, man, i'm freezing..." Pony pulled out a cigarette and a lighter, taking a long drag of it.

As soon as he huffed out the smoke, i cringed at the smell, blowing it away from me. "I don't know how you guys can stand the smell of those. You smoke like chimney's!" I told them, watching Pony chuckle.

We sat upon the playground equipment, before i spotted a light from afar.

"Who's driving out this late?" I squinted my eyes to see more clearly.

"Huh?" Pony and Johnny asked in unison.

Just then a blue mustang appeared, circling the park slowly, followed by a few honks, which made us slightly jump at the loudness in the silent atmosphere.

"What do they want? This is our territory. What are the Soc's doing this far east?" Pony muttered.

"I don't know.. but i have a feeling it has something to do with you, Charity..." Johnny sighed.

My fear grew, watching the Soc's stop driving right in front of us.

"Don't worry.. the both of you." Johnny said, keeping contact with the multiple Soc's who were getting out of the mustang, one by one.

"Want to run for it?" Pony said.

"Too late now, here they come."

I didn't see this ending well.

I recognized only a few of the five Soc's. Bob, Randy, and Alexander.

My anxiety grew more and more, but i dod my best to hide it. I needed to look confident, not scared.

Johnny moved the hand he had on my back, to his back pocket. I remembered his switchblade. It's good he had it, but i was hoping he wouldn't have to resort to using it.

They smelled heavily of whiskey and english leather that it made all three of us almost choke with the scents combined.

Just like Johnny, i saw the moonlight glint off of Bob's and Alexander's rings. I knew Bob had beaten up Johnny in the past, especially with those same rings, which scared me.

"Hey, whatta ya know?" Bob slurred.

"Here's the little greaser who thinks he can go around catching our girl. And his little tag along." His eyes shifted to Pony.

"Back off, Bob. I'm no ones property, especially yours!" I said.

They scoffed before Johnny spoke up.

"You're outta your territory.. you'd better watch it." Johnny said with a shaky, forced voice.

"No, Pal. You're the one's who better watch it. Next time you wanna pick up a broad, pick up your own kind— Dirt." Randy swore at us, as the other Soc's laughed at his comment.

"You know what Ra-"

"Hush. You know what a greaser is?" Bob asked Pony and Johnny, as they both climbed down from the monkey bars.

"White trash with long hair."

I looked at Pony, who was beyond mad, and then Johnny who's eyes were smoldering with anger.

"You know what a Soc is?" Pony asked.

I listened closely to his answer, curious of what he though about Soc's.

"White trash, with Mustangs and Madras." He retorted, then spitting in Bob's face.

I squinted, knowing this was just going to get worse.

"You could use a bath greaser. And a good working over. And we've got all night to do it. Give the kid a bath, David." He glared at Pony, as David chased Him.

As Johnny chased after them, i quickly pulled him back by his jacket. "Get ready to use your blade if you have to. They're extremely drunk, and i don't see this ending well." I panted with fear in my voice. He nodded his head, chasing after them again, as i attempted to pull the Soc's away from Pony.

They were drowning him.

"Stop!!" I shouted. One of the Soc's pushed me to the ground, trying to punch me in the face. My head still hurt, so i couldn't make sense of what i could do, so i kneed him in his 'sensitive area' watching him fall to the ground in pain.

I saw Pony struggling to take in anymore drowning so i did the next, and only thing i could.

"Johnny! H-Hurry!" I could see Johnny fighting off the 2 Soc's who were attempting to beat him up. He ran past them, and towards the group of Soc's and pony who were at the Fountain.

He flicked out his switchblade, pushing through the other Soc's, and stabbed Bob right in the back of the neck.

Alexander froze at the sight of Bob falling down to the ground, bleeding.

"You.. what did you do?!" Alex slammed his flask to the ground, clenching his hands.

He brought his fists to the air. Almost all of his fingers had a bulky, hard metal ring on them. He attempted to hurt Johnny with them before Johnny also stabbed Alexander in self defense.

I gasped, covering my mouth in shock.

Johnny froze, before dropping his blade straight to the ground.

He turned around, the both of us making fearful eye contact, while Pony laid on the edge of the fountain, unconscious for now.

Hope you enjoyed!
𝓼𝓽𝓪𝔂  𝓰𝓸𝓵𝓭

Song lyrics above: Killing Me Softly - Fugees

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